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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members are on the ad hoc committee?

2. Who goes over the side of the mountain and slides about 200 feet before a dead tree breaks their fall?

3. Where did Trashcan Man get the bomb?

4. What does Mother Abigail give Ralph, Glen, Stu, Fran, and Larry?

5. Who has a picnic on Flagstaff Mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Hand of God?

2. What was the point of sending Stu, Ralph, Glen and Larry to confront Randall?

3. How is "The Kid" killed?

4. What was the purpose of Larry and Ralph and Glen "sacrificing themselves?"

5. What does Trashcan Man hope to find at the Nellis Air Force Range?

6. Why did Randall Flagg kill Harold?

7. What does Randall Flagg order Lloyd to do?

8. Does Randall Flagg have memory issues?

9. Do Larry and Ray survive the nuke?

10. Fran and Larry plan to what once they get to Harold's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Contrast the government structure of post-plague Las Vegas with that of Boulder. How do the values of the inhabitants of each place differ?

Essay Topic 2

Babies are a valuable commodity in the post-plague world. Who wants them most, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you analyze whether Randall Flagg is a reliable character or not. Include evidence from the text to support your assertions.

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